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Edward R. Pressman
Highest Rated: 100% Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)
Lowest Rated: Not Available
Birthday: Apr 11, 1943
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Began his career in England in partnership with director Paul Williams and has since produced a wide range of films which have introduced unknown or unproven talents to American audiences. Pressman produced the early Brian De Palma feature, "Sisters" (1972), Terrence Malick's acclaimed debut, "Badlands" (1973), R.W. Fassbinder's first English-language film, "Despair" (1978), and three Oliver Stone movies, including his directorial debut, "The Hand" (1981). The prolific producer--a leader in the independent movement, whose work continues to promote talented writers and directors--has also worked with such noted directors as Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, Wolfgang Peterson, David Hare, Kathryn Bigelow, Bob Swaim, David Byrne, Barbet Schroder, Abel Ferrara and Alex Cox. He also made the successful "Conan the Barbarian" (1982), "Masters of the Universe" (1987), "Reversal of Fortune" (1990) and "Hoffa" (1992). Edward R. Pressman died on January 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA at the age of 79.
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83% | No Score Yet | Catching Dust | Producer | - | 2023 |
| 44% | 96% | Dalíland | Producer | $82.5K | 2022 |
| 97% | No Score Yet | Dear Mr. Brody | Self | - | 2021 |
| 71% | 49% | Paterno | Executive Producer | - | 2018 |
| 63% | 71% | The Man Who Knew Infinity | Producer | $3.9M | 2015 |
| 100% | 87% | Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau | Unknown (Character) | - | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | 38% | Red Wing | Executive Producer | - | 2013 |
| 55% | 44% | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | Producer | $52.5M | 2010 |
| 86% | 57% | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Producer | $1.7M | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 12% | Sisters | Producer | - | 2006 |
| 48% | 71% | Driving Lessons | Executive Producer | $238.8K | 2006 |
| 33% | 63% | Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus | Executive Producer | $220.9K | 2006 |
| 68% | 85% | Amazing Grace | Producer | $21.2M | 2006 |
| 86% | 87% | Thank You for Smoking | Executive Producer | $24.8M | 2005 |
| 58% | 66% | The King | Executive Producer | $281.3K | 2005 |
| 0% | 35% | The Crow: Wicked Prayer | Producer | - | 2005 |
| 78% | 79% | The Beautiful Country | Producer | $442.6K | 2004 |
| 54% | 61% | Undertow | Producer | $124.2K | 2004 |
| 46% | 51% | Rick | Executive Producer | - | 2003 |
| 50% | 64% | The Hebrew Hammer | Executive Producer | $19.5K | 2003 |
| 77% | 69% | The Cooler | Executive Producer | $8.2M | 2003 |
| 78% | 75% | Owning Mahowny | Executive Producer | $1.0M | 2003 |
| 29% | 75% | Party Monster | Executive Producer | $668.1K | 2003 |
| 33% | 33% | Harvard Man | Executive Producer | $56.0K | 2001 |
| 72% | 78% | Happy Times | Executive Producer | $239.1K | 2001 |
| 18% | 43% | The Crow: Salvation | Producer | - | 2000 |
| 68% | 85% | American Psycho | Producer | $15.0M | 2000 |
| 38% | 30% | Black and White | Executive Producer | $5.2M | 1999 |
| 24% | 38% | New Rose Hotel | Producer | $20.4K | 1998 |
| 50% | 52% | Endurance | Producer | $229.1K | 1998 |
| 29% | 30% | Legionnaire | Producer | - | 1998 |
| 0% | 53% | The Blackout | Producer | - | 1997 |
| 50% | 41% | Two Girls and a Guy | Producer | $2.0M | 1997 |
| 63% | 75% | The Winter Guest | Producer | $849.3K | 1997 |
| 58% | 37% | City Hall | Producer | $20.0M | 1996 |
| 14% | 40% | The Crow: City of Angels | Producer | $17.9M | 1996 |
| 22% | 20% | The Island of Dr. Moreau | Producer | $27.7M | 1996 |
| 57% | 38% | Dream Lover | Executive Producer | - | 1994 |
| 11% | 20% | Street Fighter | Producer | $33.2M | 1994 |
| 84% | 90% | The Crow | Producer | $47.3M | 1994 |
| 78% | 74% | Bad Lieutenant | Producer | $47.5K | 1992 |
| 52% | 58% | Hoffa | Producer | $23.3M | 1992 |
| 88% | 72% | Homicide | Producer | $1.9M | 1991 |
| 29% | 26% | Year of the Gun | Producer | $1.2M | 1991 |
| 75% | 36% | Blue Steel | Producer | $7.7M | 1990 |
| 89% | 79% | To Sleep With Anger | Executive Producer | $1.2M | 1990 |
| 92% | 78% | Reversal of Fortune | Producer | $10.5M | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | 91% | Waiting for the Light | Executive Producer | $334.7K | 1990 |
| 38% | 41% | Cherry 2000 | Producer | - | 1988 |
| 82% | 80% | Talk Radio | Producer | $3.3M | 1988 |
| 22% | 41% | Masters of the Universe | Executive Producer | $16.3M | 1987 |
| 44% | 65% | Walker | Executive Producer | $216.1K | 1987 |
| 79% | 81% | Wall Street | Producer | $41.3M | 1987 |
| 80% | 73% | Good Morning Babylon | Executive Producer | $26.5K | 1987 |
| 79% | 83% | True Stories | Executive Producer | $1.6M | 1986 |
| 57% | 47% | Crimewave | Ernest Trend (Character) | - | 1985 |
| 26% | 38% | Conan the Destroyer | Producer | - | 1984 |
| 81% | 83% | The Pirates of Penzance | Executive Producer | - | 1983 |
| 67% | 74% | Conan the Barbarian | Producer | - | 1982 |
| 29% | 28% | The Hand | Producer | - | 1981 |
| 98% | 96% | Das Boot | Executive Producer | - | 1981 |
| 20% | 40% | Heart Beat | Producer | - | 1980 |
| 40% | 44% | Paradise Alley | Executive Producer | - | 1978 |
| 81% | 84% | Phantom of the Paradise | Producer | - | 1974 |
| 85% | 72% | Sisters | Producer | - | 1973 |
| 97% | 90% | Badlands | Executive Producer | - | 1973 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Out of It | Producer | - | 1969 |